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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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